Diagnosis Code

C10.3 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF POSTERIOR WALL OF OROPHARYNX


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C10.3

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx

The code C10.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
      • Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx (C10)
        • C10.3 Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Malignant tumor of posterior wall of oropharynx
  • Neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx
  • Neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx
  • Neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx
  • Neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of posterior wall of oropharynx
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of posterior wall of oropharynx

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C10.3 Right Arrow 146.7 Mal neo post oropharynx

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
C10 Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx
C10.0 Malignant neoplasm of vallecula
C10.1 Malignant neoplasm of anterior surface of epiglottis
C10.2 Malignant neoplasm of lateral wall of oropharynx
C10.4 Malignant neoplasm of branchial cleft
C10.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx
C10.9 Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023